Good Rural High School Case Study: Shaw High School, Shaw, Mississippi

This case study uses the Rural School and Community Trust developed Good Rural High School Rubrics for Observations and Assessment to analyze Shaw High School, Shaw, Mississippi against the following principles:

Principle 1. Curriculum and Instruction.
Students do sustained academic work that draws upon and contributes to the place in which they live. Content and strategies are rigorous, authentic and expansive, engaging every student in a personalized learning environment at the highest level of his or her capabilities and preparing each child well for college, work and citizenship.

Principle 2. Community Connectedness.
The school is situated and structured such that it is connected to the community on multiple levels. The school and community actively collaborate to make the local place a good one in which to learn, work, live and play.